Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Fred Kuncl died of wounds suffered a day earlier when he was accidentally shot by another police officer. Patrolman Kincl, who was in plainclothes, responded to a call of a suspicious person on foot in the area of 34th Street and Harlem Avenue, which borders Berwyn and the village of Riverside. While investigating the call, Patrolman Kuncl was accidentally shot and killed by an officer from the Riverside Police Department, who mistook him for a criminal. Patrolman Kuncl was taken to a local hospital where he died the next day from his wounds. The officer from the Riverside Police Department was cleared of all charges. Patrolman Kuncl had served with the Berwyn Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Kuncl gave the Berwyn Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Berwyn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Kuncl.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Fred Kuncl is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Berwyn Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred Kuncl's cause is highlighted.
How Fred Kuncl Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Fred Kuncl is highlighted in Apr.
Others Who Wore This Badge
5 officers from Berwyn Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
